Download THE CELL CYCLE WORKSHEET

THE CELL CYCLE WORKSHEET Name:
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Matching: match the term to the description
A. Prophase
F. Cetromere
B. Interphase
G. Cell Plate
C. Telophase
H. Spindle Fibers
D. Metaphase
I. Cytokenesis
E. Anaphase
___ 1. The cell materials are growing rapidly.
____ 2. The spindle fibers form.
___ 3. A new nuclear membrane is forming around the chromosomes.
___ 4. The cytoplasm of the cell is being divided.
___ 5. The chromosomes become visible.
___ 6. The chromosomes are located at the middle of the cell.
___ 7. The nuclear membrane begins to fade from view.
___ 8. The chromosomes are moving towards the poles of the cell.
___ 9. Centrioles connect to spindle fibers
___ 10. The spindle is formed.
___ 11. Chromosomes are not visible.
___ 12. The cell plate is formed.
___ 13. The nuclear material is in chromatin form
___14. During what phase of mitosis do centromeres divide and the chromosomes move toward their
respective poles?
____15. What is the phase where chromatin condenses to form chromosomes?
____16. What is the name of the structure that connects the two parts of the chromosome?
____17. What structure forms in prophase along which the chromosomes move?
____18. What forms across the center of a cell near the end of telophase for a plant cell?
The diagram below shows six cells in various phases of the cell cycle. Note the cells are not arranged
in the order in which the cell cycle occurs. Use the diagram to answer questions 1-7.
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Cell 1 shows the phase of____________?
____________________2.
Which cell is in metaphase?
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Which cell is in the first phase of mitosis?
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In cell 3, what structure is labeled X?
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List the diagrams in order from first to last in the cell cycle.
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Are the cells depicted plant or animal cells?
a. Explain your answer.
b. If it were the other type of cell what would be different in the
diagrams?
____________________7.
What is the longest phase of the cell cycle?